Elections for North Tyneside's directly elected mayor took place on 5 May 2005 on the same day as the United Kingdom General Election.

John Harrison

John Harrison (politician)

John Harrison was the mayor of North Tyneside in England between 2005 and 2009. He is a member of the Labour Party.He became the elected mayor of North Tyneside on May 5, 2005 in the UK local elections, taking over from the previous Conservative mayor Linda Arkley, who later defeated him in the...

, of the Labour Party

Labour Party (UK)

The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...

, won. Many expected the former mayor, Linda Arkley

Linda Arkley

Linda Arkley is the Conservative mayor of North Tyneside, England,She was elected as mayor in a 2003 by-election, following the resignation of Chris Morgan. She had previously been Deputy Leader of the Conservative group on North Tyneside Council...

 of the Conservative Party

Conservative Party (UK)

The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...

 to win. The election uses the Supplementary Vote system, and Arkley received the largest number of first-choice votes. However, after the second preference votes were counted, Harrison was elected with a 1,002 vote advantage.

Results

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North Tyneside Council Mayoral Election 2005
	Name	Party	1st Choice Votes	%	2nd Choice Votes	%	Final	%
John Lawrence Langford Harrison John Harrison (politician) John Harrison was the mayor of North Tyneside in England between 2005 and 2009. He is a member of the Labour Party.He became the elected mayor of North Tyneside on May 5, 2005 in the UK local elections, taking over from the previous Conservative mayor Linda Arkley, who later defeated him in the...	Labour	34,053	40.2	6,407	61.6	40,460	50.6
Linda Arkley Linda Arkley Linda Arkley is the Conservative mayor of North Tyneside, England,She was elected as mayor in a 2003 by-election, following the resignation of Chris Morgan. She had previously been Deputy Leader of the Conservative group on North Tyneside Council...	Conservative	35,467	41.8	3,991	38.4	39,458	49.4
Dr Joan Harvey	Liberal Democrats	12,761	15.1	N/A	N/A	N/A
Robert Nigel Batten	National Front	2,470	2.9	N/A	N/A	N/A